Several management actions are applied to restore ecosystem services in degraded
Mediterranean rangelands, which range from adjusting the grazing pressure to the removal …

Resumen Large Scale Grazing Systems (LSGS) are much more than large expanses of
seminatural vegetation. LSGS are complex structures emerging from the interaction of …

In the countries surrounding the Mediterranean basin, most of the semi-natural grazing
lands are covered by rangelands. Rangelands can be defined as highly heterogeneous …

Vegetation and land degradation, although less acute than in the Southern Mediterranean
Basin, is still widespread in the North. Degradation results from various kinds of …

Marginal areas associated with the natural distribution of Quercus suber and Quercus ilex
are suffering from major changes in land use as a response to societal transformations in the …

The present study reviews the impact of mechanical interventions, and controlled burning
combined with grazing in the Mediterranean-climate regions (MCRs) of the world. Relevant …

Livestock grazing influences arid rangelands greatly with important effects on vegetation
dynamics. Two areas traditionally grazed by sheep and goats in southern Tunisia were …

Overgrazing is a common form of land degradation at the global scale with negative impact
on ecosystem functioning, natural capital stocks, socio-ecological systems and economic …

Land abandonment in the Mediterranean mountains since the 20th century has led to a
reduction of ecosystem services, due to revegetation and homogenization of the landscape …

Shrub encroachment can be explained by the abandonment of extensive livestock farming
and changes to land use, and it is a common problem in the Mediterranean mountain …